Common Ground, a non-profit organization that helps people move from crisis to hope, celebrated several graduating members of their Teen Advisory Board last Tuesday night at Andover High School. The teen board is comprised of representatives from most Oakland County high schools including Lake Orion, where Breanne Dixon was honored at the event. Teens represent their school district and community and brainstorm with representatives from different communities to develop ways to spread awareness about the many teen programs offered by Common Ground. Through their 24 hour crisis line (1-800-231-1127), their online chat line for teens, their many prevention and training programs and an array of tools to help today’s teens deal with the issues they are going through!
The Teen Advisory Board is moving forward into the 2012-13 school year with several exciting developments. There are two seats from each school district available for next year’s board. High school students can contact jperlaki@commongroundhelps.org to obtain more information about serving on this board.
You can help us to strengthen the Common Ground Teen Advisory Board ~ Vote for Common Ground in the Art Van Charity Challenge! The Art Van Charity Grant has included Common Ground as one of its 150 charities to win a grant of up to $25,000. As an online contest with fierce competition, we need your vote! Please take a few moments to vote for Common Ground to further the mission of the Common Ground Teen Advisory Board. Time is limited…votes are only accepted until May 31st.
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Simply visit http://artvancharitychallenge.com. After you click on VOTE, you will be required to register with your name and email address and create a password. Next, you will receive a confirmation email. After you have received your confirmation, you can log in and begin voting by scrolling down to Common Ground's logo. Check the box there, scroll down further and click VOTE. You will know your vote has been recorded when you receive a "thank you" message. It would be great if you could encourage your friends, family and face book friends to vote as well. After all, it's for a great cause to help area teens! Thanks for your support and congratulations to the 2012 graduates!
Note: This announcement was received and posted by the Oakland Township-Lake Orion Patch.
